Whip-lock.



' J. A. FRAZER.

WHIP LOOK. APPLIOATION TILED SEPT. 9, 1909.

Patented July 5,1910.

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JAMES ANDREW FRAZER, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WHIP-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1910.

Application filed September 9, 1909. Serial No. 516,935.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. FRAZER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements in Whip-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements inwhip locks.

The object of my invention is to provide a neat, positively operatedwhip socket, provided with a readily operated mechanism whereby the whipmay be locked within the socket.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, itbeing understood that changes in the specific structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claims without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which likecharacters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 shows an elevational view of a whip socket embodying myinvention showing the latch plate as released. Fig. 2 is a centralsectional view showing the whip locked within the socket. Fig. 3 is asection on line 33 of Fig. 2.

In my present invention, I aim to provide a whip socket of conventionalconformation with a key operated locking mechanism, by means of whichthe whip may be securely locked within the socket.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a whip socket provided with thedrain opening 2 within its bottom, while located approximately midlengthof the ends of the socket, is an opening as shown at 8, while below theopening 3 is an aperture 4, the car 5 being situated immediately abovethe larger opening 3.

Hingedly secured to the ear 5 is the latch plate 6 having the ears 7receiving the pin 8 by means of which this latch plate is secured to theear 5. This latch plate 6 is of such a'length and width as to completelycover the opening 3. Secured to the lower end of the latchplate 6, is'aspring catch comprising the plate 8r having the upwardly extending latchhead -9 this head being arranged to work through thesaperture 4 withinthe whip socket. Held against the inner face of this latch plate 6, isthe keeper as used in my invention comprising a spring plate 9, havingthe lower inwardly curved end 10 forming a oripping head the edge ofwhich is provided with the serrations 11, the end of the gripping headbeing curved so as to properly engage with the whip stock when insertedwithin the socket. In the drawings the whip stock locked within thesocket is held upon the transversely positioned bottom forming plate 12secured immediately above the aperture 4.

Held below the bottom 12, is a detent in the form of a spring member 13having the locking head 14 arranged to be engaged by the spring latchinghead 9 when the latch plate 6 is secured.

Positioned below the aperture 4, is the key slot 15, to the rear ofwhich is held the key housing 16 having an opening 17, a suitable key 18being arranged to work through the key slot and having its end 19 heldwithin the opening 17. The head 21 of the key is arranged to engage thede tent 13, to release the head 14, resulting in the latch plate 6springing into an open position, owing to the fact that the keeper 9 islocked against the whip stock under spring tension.

Secured within the whip socket at a point opposite the edge of thegripping head 10, is a corrugated annular member against which thekeeper 9 forces the stock of the whip in the locking position of theinstrumentalities.

The operation of my device is very simple. When it is desired to lock awhip within the socket, the whip stock is first inserted into thesocket, the latch plate 6 is then secured by forcing the catch 8 throughthe aperture 4 so as to bring the detent into action. In closing thelatch plate 6, the resilient or spring latch plate 9 will have beenbrought into firm engagement with the whip stock a, to lock this stockagainst the oppositely positioned collar 20 in which condition the whipstock will be securely held within the socket. In order to release thewhip, a key must be used to actuate the detent that has been described.

The whip locking mechanism above described, is simple and inexpensive inconstruction and both durable and eflicient in operation, and the whipsocket may be used without bringing into effect the locking mechanism insimply allowing the latching plate to swing free of the lockingmechanism.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a whip socket having an opening, of a latchplate hinged to said socket and covering said opening, a spring catchcarried by said plate, a detent within said socket engaged by saidcatch, and a resilient keeper having a gripping head extending into saidwhip socket said keeper being carried by said latching plate.

2. The combination with a Whip socket having an opening, of a latchplate hinged to said socket and covering said opening, a spring catchcarried by said plate, a detent within said socket engaged by saidcatch, akey to release said detent, and a resilient keeper having agripping head extending into said whip socket and carried by saidlatching plate.

3. The combination with a whip socket having an opening, of a latchingplate hinged to said socket and covering said opening a spring catchcarried by said plate, a detent Within said socket engaged by saidcatch, a key to release said detent, a resilient keeper having agripping head extending into said whip socket and carried by saidlatching plate, and a corrugated annular member within said socketopposite said gripping head all arranged substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ANDREW' FRAZER. lVitnesses:

G. E. DONNATIN, Gno. L. ARNOLD.

